[c-nsp] NTP Issues // Strange behavior

[Curtis Doty]

8:56pm omar parihuana said:

> I've retired the ntp line configurations, however when I type show ntp
> associations then appear the older peer, why???  if the configuration was
> cleared.
>
>
> CAT6506-BK#sh run | inc ntp
> CAT6506-BK#sh ntp associations
>
>      address         ref clock     st  when  poll reach  delay  offset
> disp
>  172.24.129.254   127.127.7.1       8  4759    64    0     0.8   -0.50
> 16000.
> * master (synced), # master (unsynced), + selected, - candidate, ~
> configured
> CAT6506-BK#
> RGds.
>

That's the definition of an ntp peer. The other ntp server/router is 
connecting to CAT6506-BK and saying "heya, I'm your time peer; let's do 
time" and your Cat is faithfully obliging. This is the nature of ntp. If 
you don't like it, use keys or ACLs.

../C